No, this isn’t one of those “it’s faster” kind of announcements because we tested it on a new server or installed Google Fiber (technically, that’s still under construction but we’re kind of excited about that here in Charlotte, NC…back to my point!!!). This is a really big deal, and are talking about improvements of up to 5 – 12 times faster loading speeds! This update loads DICOM images over the web at nearly the same speed as a desktop application.

You aren’t likely going to notice this on just a single image or a small series of images. Once you start getting into the triple digits though, prepare to be amazed. The need for this improvement has risen from the wonderful reality that modalities such as CT and MRI are getting better and better, capturing more slices and at higher resolutions.

To demonstrate, we’ve put together a simple side-by-side screen capture of the old and new code retrieving the same series: